Disappointment is inevitable, but how we handle it defines our growth and resilience. Chantell Preston shares an intimate look into how she helped her teenage daughter work through a painful disappointment and reflects on the parallels in leadership, parenting, and personal development. Chantell offers practical strategies for acknowledging and validating emotions, reframing experiences to discover hidden opportunities, and reinforcing mental toughness.
Listeners will learn how to recognize when it's not about fixing a situation, but about sitting with discomfort, understanding its lessons, and moving forward stronger. Chantell’s candid conversation also covers the modern stigma around failure, the importance of self-compassion, and how disappointment can redirect us toward better paths. Actionable insights include embracing emotions fully, identifying true aspirations behind goals, and consciously redirecting energy toward authentic personal growth.
This episode is a motivational reminder that life’s setbacks are often setups for something greater.
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 Introduction to Disappointment
02:12 Personal Story: Helping My Daughter Through Heartbreak
05:40 The Parent’s Dilemma: Fix It or Feel It
08:15 Disappointment at Work and Leadership Lessons
10:05 Validating Emotions and Building Resilience
12:00 Action Steps: Feel, Reflect, Redirect
14:20 Final Thoughts: Growth Through Disappointment